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St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany
Holy Eucharist
Sunday, January 16, 2022
8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.Welcome! We are grateful you are here and that God has called us to care for one
another. We now offer two identical services on Sundays at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. The
10:30 a.m. service is broadcast on Facebook Live each week, and you can view it
live (whether or not you have a Facebook account). Livestreaming begins at 10:25
a.m. Our Vestry supports the Rev. Elizabeth in requiring masks during our worship
services and during gatherings of 25 people or more in any of our buildings.
The Word of God
Please observe silence prior to the service.
PRELUDE Little Partita for Epiphany James Woodman
All stand as they are able.
HYMN Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies Ratisbon
The Hymnal 1982 #7
2The Celebrant says to the People
Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
PEOPLE And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.
The Celebrant says
Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no
secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your
Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy
Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
HYMN OF THE FATHER’S LOVE BEGOTTENDivinum mysterium
The Hymnal 1982 #82 (st. 1, 4)
Stand and sing
3OFFICIANT The Lord be with you.
PEOPLE And also with you.
OFFICIANT Let us pray.
COLLECT OF THE DAY
Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world:
Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine
with the radiance of Christ’s glory, that he may be known, worshiped, and
obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you
and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
FIRST READING Isaiah 62:1-5
All sit.
A Reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah.
1
For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,
and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
until her vindication shines out like the dawn,
and her salvation like a burning torch.
2
The nations shall see your vindication,
and all the kings your glory;
and you shall be called by a new name
that the mouth of the LORD will give.
3
You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD,
and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4
You shall no more be termed Forsaken,
and your land shall no more be termed Desolate;
4but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her,
and your land Married;
for the LORD delights in you,
and your land shall be married.
5
For as a young man marries a young woman,
so shall your builder marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so shall your God rejoice over you.
READER The Word of the Lord.
PEOPLE Thanks be to God.
PSALM 36:5-10 Dixit injustus
Please join me in reading the psalm responsively by half verse.
5
Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, *
and your faithfulness to the clouds.
Your righteousness is like the strong mountains,
6
your justice like the great deep; *
you save both man and beast, O LORD.
7
How priceless is your love, O God! *
your people take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
8
They feast upon the abundance of your house; *
you give them drink from the river of your delights.
9
For with you is the well of life, *
and in your light we see light.
10
Continue your loving-kindness to those who know you, *
and your favor to those who are true of heart.
SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
A Reading from Paul's First Letter to the Church in Corinth.
1
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be
uninformed. 2You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led
astray to idols that could not speak. 3Therefore I want you to understand that
5no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says “Let Jesus be cursed!” and no
one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit.
4
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5and there are
varieties of services, but the same Lord; 6and there are varieties of activities,
but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 7To each is given
the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8To one is given through
the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge
according to the same Spirit, 9to another faith by the same Spirit, to another
gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10to another the working of miracles, to
another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various
kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11All these are
activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just
as the Spirit chooses.
READER The Word of the Lord.
PEOPLE Thanks be to God.
All stand as they are able.
HYMN Holy Spirit, Font of Light Webbe
The Hymnal 1982 #228 (st. 1-3)
6HOLY GOSPEL John 2:1-11
PRIEST The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
PEOPLE Glory to you, Lord Christ.
1
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of
Jesus was there. 2Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
3
When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no
wine.” 4And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to
me? My hour has not yet come.” 5His mother said to the servants, “Do
whatever he tells you.” 6Now standing there were six stone water jars for the
Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7Jesus said
to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8He
said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.” So they
took it. 9When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not
know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water
knew), the steward called the bridegroom 10and said to him, “Everyone serves
the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become
drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11Jesus did this, the first of
his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed
in him.
PRIEST The Gospel of the Lord.
PEOPLE Praise to you, Lord Christ.
SERMON The Rev. Rich Kunz
7NICENE CREED All stand as they are able.
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
8PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Offered by a member of the St. Philip’s Community
When the carols have been stilled,
When the star-topped tree is taken down,
When family and friends are gone home,
When we are back to our schedules
The work of Christmas begins:
To bring Christ’s light into the world . . .
Give us strength and vision.
To pray and help the work of the universal church. In our diocese, we pray for
Episcopal Church Women and the Daughters of the King. In our Anglican
Communion, we pray for The Church of England. We ask your blessings on
their ministries . . .
Give us strength and vision.
To help to heal a broken planet. . .
Give us strength and vision.
To support our leaders as they seek justice and peace for all people. . .
Give us strength and vision.
To build bridges of trust here in our own community. . .
Give us strength and vision.
To rejoice with all those anticipating new births in our fellowship and beyond,
especially April Williamson and Juan Mendez . . .
Give us strength and vision.
To feed the hungry and care for all those in distress. . .
Give us strength and vision.
Karen Barker, Joseph Bennett, Dez Blue, Dave Borden, Don Bridges, Patricia and Fred
Brown, Sr., Brittany Combs, Rick Davis, Suzanne Dininny, Lynn Dunham, Annette
Ellerton, Anne Gilson, Dale Goldman, Bill Hair, Cami Harger, Becky Huggins, Howard
and Linda Jackson, James Keirstead, Kate Kelley, Michael Kirwen, Sebring Lewis,
Dottie and Steve Marcinko, Johnny Martinez, Rose McKinney and Jerry, Kyle, Susannah,
and Julie, Katie Miller, Louise Nezelek, Hudson Rudisill, Ethan Shortt, Tom Tartt, Jim
Tso, Mary-Blair Valentine, Barry, Charles, Phillip, and Laura, Chris, and Timothy, and
all those throughout the world affected by the COVID-19 pandemic – especially all who
have died.
9To support the needs of those in prison and those who work in prisons . . .
Give us strength and vision.
To pray for the departed and carry their memories gently forward, especially
Rae Cowan, Tina Holland.
Give us strength and vision.
The Priest continues
I invite you now to a time of quiet reflection. Your intentions are invited
silently or aloud.
The flowers at the altar are given to the Glory of God and in thanksgiving for
our Flower Guild, who create beautiful arrangements for our worship.
Almighty God of time and timelessness, as you have brought us safely
through another year, we pray for strength and vision in this month of new
beginnings and through the coming year. Give us good hearts and loving
hands to do your work in the world you have entrusted to us. Give us, too,
spirits set to hear your word and bodies ready to act as your servants.
These things we ask in the name of Jesus our Savior who lived among us for a
time and remains for us the timeless Christ. Amen.
(Derived in part from Michael Dougherty’s version of Howard Thurman’s ‘When the
Song of the Angels is Stilled.’)
The Priest continues
God who provides, as we seek a full time Children, Youth, and Family
Minister, open us to the person you have in mind. May our youngest
generations flourish in faith and let their lights burn brightly.
Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
Silence may be kept.
Minister and People
Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
10and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.
The Priest stands and says
Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord
Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy
Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.
PEACE
CELEBRANT The peace of the Lord be always with you.
PEOPLE And also with you.
Then the Ministers and the People may greet one another in the name of the Lord.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Holy Communion
OFFERTORY SENTENCE
PRIEST All things come of thee, O Lord.
PEOPLE And of thine own have we given thee.
VOLUNTARY Interlude Gordon Young
GREAT THANKSGIVING Eucharistic Prayer B
All stand as they are able.
CELEBRANT The Lord be with you.
PEOPLE And also with you.
CELEBRANT Lift up your hearts.
PEOPLE We lift them to the Lord.
11CELEBRANT Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
PEOPLE It is right to give him thanks and praise.
It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks
to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
Because in the mystery of the Word made flesh, you have caused a new light
to shine in our hearts, to give the knowledge of your glory in the face of your
son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and
with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the
glory of your Name:
SANCTUS AND BENEDICTUS William Mathias
The Hymnal 1982 #S-128
The Celebrant continues
12We give thanks to you, O God, for the goodness and love which you have
made known to us in creation; in the calling of Israel to be your people; in
your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made
flesh, Jesus, your Son. For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from
the Virgin Mary, to be the Savior and Redeemer of the world. In him, you
have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him,
you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out
of death into life.
On the night before he died for us, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when
he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said,
“Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the
remembrance of me.”
After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave
it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new
Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.” Therefore,
according to his command, O Father,
Celebrant and People
We remember his death,
We proclaim his resurrection,
We await his coming in glory;
The Celebrant continues
And we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, O Lord of all;
presenting to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine.
We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts that they
may be the Sacrament of the Body of Christ and his Blood of the new
Covenant. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we may be acceptable
through him, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. In the fullness of time, put
all things in subjection under your Christ, and bring us to that heavenly
country where, with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Philip, and all your saints,
we may enter the everlasting heritage of your sons and daughters; through
Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and
the author of our salvation.
13By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and
glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN.
The Celebrant then continues
As our Savior Christ
has taught us,
we now pray,
People and Celebrant
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
BREAKING OF THE BREAD AND FRACTION ANTHEM
CELEBRANT We break this bread
to share in the Body of Christ.
PEOPLE We who are many are one body,
for we all share in the one bread. Alleluia!
THE COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE
All who seek Christ are invited to receive the bread (at this time, due to Covid restrictions,
we only receive the bread). Receive the bread in your cupped hands. Gluten-free wafers
are available upon request. Please wait for an usher to release you from your pew to come
forward and receive the consecrated bread standing (to maintain social distancing, we will
not use the altar rail until further notice).
14HYMN When Christ’s Appearing Was Made Known
Erhalt uns, Herr
The Hymnal 1982 #132
After Communion, the Celebrant says
Let us pray.
The people stand as they are able.
Celebrant and People
PRAYER FOR SPIRITUAL COMMUNION (10:30 a.m. only)
Gracious God, since I cannot receive you today in the Sacrament of your
Body and Blood, I ask you to come spiritually into my heart. Cleanse and
strengthen me with your grace, Lord Jesus, and let me never be separated
from you. May I live in you, and you in me, in this life and in the life to
come. Amen.
15POST COMMUNION PRAYER
Celebrant and People
Eternal God, heavenly Father,
you have graciously accepted us as living members
of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ,
and you have fed us with spiritual food
in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood.
Send us now into the world in peace,
and grant us strength and courage
to love and serve you
with gladness and singleness of heart;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
PRAYER FOR THE EUCHARISTIC VISITORS
(Eucharistic Visitors occasionally will take Communion to parishioners unable to worship
with us.)
Leader In the name of this congregation, we send you forth bearing these
holy gifts, that those to whom you go may share with us in the
communion of Christ’s body and blood.
People We who are many are one body, because we all share one
bread, one cup.
BLESSING
HYMN Christ Is the World’s True Light St. Joan
The Hymnal 1982 #542
16DISMISSAL
PRIEST Let us go forth in the name of Christ!
PEOPLE Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE Trumpet Voluntary Gordon Young
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17WE WELCOME CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
We welcome children of all ages in all of our worship services. You can find worship
bags with quiet activities for children in the narthex. Nursery for children
Kindergarten age and younger is available at our 10:30 a.m. service beginning at
10:15 a.m. An usher can direct you to our nursery located on the lower level of our
parish building.
JOIN OUR CHRISTIAN FORMATION HOUR AT 9:15 A.M.
• The Rector's Forum meets in the YAC (large meeting room downstairs). This
week, Libby Fisher will share “Belonging, Justice, and Our Baptismal Covenant.”
• Coffee & Conversation meets upstairs in Miller Hall. Our topic this week is
“Resolutions.”
• Children ages 4 through 5th grade will meet downstairs in Godly Play, a
Montessori-based approach helping children to explore their faith through story,
wonder, and play.
• Nursery is available at 9:00 a.m. for children 3 years old and younger (and will
continue through the 10:30 a.m. service).
COFFEE HOUR TODAY
All are invited and always welcome to join us in Miller Hall (our upstairs fellowship
hall) after the 10:30 a.m. service for juice or coffee and fellowship. This is a great chance
to mingle, meet new people, or just relax with friends.
SUNDAY EVENING WORSHIP
We welcome you to worship with us on Sundays at 4:00 p.m. for a rotating schedule of
worship with a diversity of style and music – and sometimes no music at all. Our
Sunday Evening Worship will NOT meet on Sunday, January 16 but will return on
January 23, 2022 (weather permitting!).
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY CELEBRATION
• Brevard Monday, January 17, 2022
• March begins at 5:30 p.m. at Bethel A Baptist Church [police/ sheriff escort and
marshals at all street crossings and at Courthouse]
• Celebration begins at 6 p.m. in front of Transylvania County Courthouse
• Please bring candle (battery powered or in glass) or flashlight.
SHARING HOUSE FOOD DROP OFF
The Sharing House continues to experience high demand for its services. Your generosity
continues to make a difference! Please drop off these items in the labeled plastic box(es)
on the bench just outside the Miller Hall half-circle drive (we’ll change the items each
week). Thank you for all the items already dropped off! THIS week, please drop off any
of the following:
18• heater - (any kind) • laundry detergent • household cleanser • shaving cream • liquid dish soap • shampoo and conditioner We will deliver your gifts promptly to Sharing House. Thanks! INTRODUCTION TO CENTERING PRAYER WORKSHOP “Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 An introduction to Centering Prayer will be held Saturday, January 29th from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and will be held in Miller Hall at St. Philip's Episcopal Church, 256 E. Main St. in Brevard. Participants should bring a bag lunch. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Centering Prayer is a silent, meditative form of prayer used by millions of people throughout the world. As taught by the originator of the method, Fr. Thomas Keating, the prayer is based on monastic practices followed by monks and nuns for more than 1,000 years. Workshop participants will learn the 4-step method of Centering Prayer, the history and theory behind the practice, and experience two periods of the prayer. There will be multiple periods of questions and answers during the day. This introductory event will be led by Dr. Rob Field, Director of Center for Spiritual Wisdom in Brevard. Field is a trained & certified presenter of Centering Prayer, having led dozens of workshops and retreats for the past 15 years. No prior experience or religious background is required in order to participate. To reserve your place for this Introduction to Centering Prayer, please contact the church office at (828) 884-3666 or office@stphilipsbrevardnc.org. GENESIS THROUGH ART WITH BELTON ZEIGLER - A ZOOM CLASS Tuesdays, January 25 through February 22, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Please join Belton Zeigler, a new (part-time) St. Philippian, for this special series, January 25 through February 22. This series is co-sponsored by the Cathedral of All Saints in Albany, NY. Click here to fill out the form (then click submit to receive the Zoom link). Painters like Rubens and Rembrandt, visionaries like Blake, illustrators like Tissot, and other artists down the ages have turned time and again to the later chapters of Genesis as subjects for their art. And why should it be otherwise? The stories they found there include the sale of Esau's birthright; Rebekka stage managing the theft of Esau's blessing; Jacob's flight to Laban; his vision of angels ascending and descending on earth; Jacob and Rachel's rapturous first meeting; their family's later flight from Laban; and Jacob wrestling with the angel during the night before reconciling with his once murderously-minded brother Esau. And then, in the next generation, come Tamar's
seduction of Judah; Joseph's immature boasting of his future preeminence; Joseph's near
murder and sale in to slavery by his jealous brothers; and their tearful reuniting in
Pharaoh's Egypt.
The masters of visual arts who drew and painted these scenes mastered also the
theological and human nuances embedded in these stories. Their works cast an
astonishingly fresh light on the meaning and depth of these chapters of Scripture.
This offering will provide a retelling of these stories and a review of paintings and
drawings they inspired to bring into focus the human and spiritual dynamics that were so
insightfully captured by the artists. The goal is to combine text and art to show how God
advanced the story of Israel's salvation and called mature faith out of the disordered lives
of his servants, Isaac, Rebekka, Jacob, Rachel, and Joseph.
Participants should gain a new appreciation of the truths about God and humanity hidden
in these chapters as discovered and revealed by the artists who sought to recreate these
stories visually.
YOU BELONG! CONFIRMATION AND RECEPTION IN THE EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
On May 1st, we will celebrate the Feast of Saint Philip and welcome Bishop Jose
McLoughlin to our parish. During his visit, Bishop José will confirm, receive, or renew
the baptismal vows of those seek to make or renew commitments to Christ and his
church. Confirmation and reception are the “official” means for joining St. Philip’s and
the Episcopal Church.
Adults who are interested in receiving one of these rites during the Bishop’s visit, please
contact Rev. Elizabeth at rector@stphilipsbrevardnc.org. The Rector’s Forum on Sunday
mornings at 9:15 a.m. in the YAC (large downstairs room) serves as the new member
class. In addition, several classes will be offered during the winter and spring months in
preparation for joining the Episcopal Church. Once we know who is interested, we will
find days and times for additional classes that work for participants.
Youth ages 13 and up are also invited to prepare for confirmation on May 1 with Bishop
José. Please contact Rev. Elizabeth at rector@stphilipsbrevardnc.org if your young
person is ready to seek an adult affirmation of his or her faith. A confirmation class for
youth will meet January-April in preparation for the Bishop’s visit.
20BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK
Birthdays
16 Charlotte Cook 17 Jon Hamilton 21 Bill Livingston
16 Carol Phillips 19 Nancy Patterson 21 Keith Hawk
16 Thomas Mauldin-Roles 19 Melinda Wesneski 21 Catherine Lemel
17 George Tibbetts 19 James Nelson
17 Doug Parker 20 Terry Decker
Anniversaries
22 Ken and Layne Racht
COVER ART: Altar of Keur Moussa Abbey (1963), mural by Father George Saget.
Abbaye de Keur Moussa, Keur Moussa, Senegal. (Attribution: Saget, Father George.
Altar of Keur Moussa Abbey, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the
Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-
imagelink.pl?RC=56078 [retrieved January 10, 2022]. Original source:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KeurMoussaAutel.jpg.)
Officiant ........................................................................................... The Rev. Richard Kunz
Organist/Choirmaster .............................................................................. Dr. Timothy Sloan
Altar Guild .................................................................................................. Annette Ellerton
Kathryn Godbold
8:00 a.m.
Acolytes Sallie Mullikin LEM Jim Tyson
Sophia Amedd Welcomer Grant Bullard
Reader 1 Jan Dryselius Ushers Betty Creese
Reader 2 Gena Hawk Craig Roth
Reader 3 Mary Dryselius
10:30 a.m.
Acolytes Kathryn Polmanteer Welcomer Carrie Anderson
Booth Powell Ushers Denis Bolena
Cora Powell Jan Bolena
Reader 1 Carol Cartwright Offering Counters:
Reader 2 Langston Donkle Daphne Chalaron
Reader 3 Bob Murphy Bob Wesneski
LEM Barbara McCune
21***NOTES***
22***NOTES***
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256 E Main Street, Brevard, NC 28712
828.884.3666
www.stphilipsbrevardnc.org
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MINISTERS: The Baptized People of God
The Rt. Rev. José Antonio McLoughlin, Bishop
The Rev. Elizabeth Roles, Rector
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OUR VISION: Rooted in God’s word and guided by Christ’s example, St. Philip’s
Episcopal Church will be a loving, inclusive community committed to living out Christ’s
commandments.
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OUR MISSION: Guided and empowered by the Holy Spirit, and informed by Scripture,
tradition and reason, we will:
• Learn and teach by word and example how God continues to be at work in the
world and in our lives;
• Love and serve all people as Christ loves us;
• Grow in faithful stewardship of the resources God has given us; and
• Celebrate joyfully this faith in our life, worship, prayer and service.
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